4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (470+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " Legendary professional boxer Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker will be honored during a three-day event that kicks off Thursday and culminates Saturday with a young talent showcase. Whitaker died in 2019 at age 55 after he was struck by a vehicle…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (366+ words) Keyshawn "The Businessman" Davis got back to business Saturday night as the Norfolk native beat Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz by technical knockout with 12 seconds left in the 12th round at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Davis hadn't fought since…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (800+ words) Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight company's new streaming home. That was fine with White. The…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (801+ words) NORFOLK " What was supposed to be a happy homecoming with a week full of activities turned nightmarish for the Davis brothers " Keyshawn, Kelvin and Keon " better known as DB3. First, Keyshawn Davis" main-event boxing match was canceled after he missed weight…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (893+ words) HAMPTON " Immortalized in a poem, "The Champion with a Smile," by former track chaplain the Rev. Tom Potter in a memorial at Langley Speedway five years ago, record-setting champion Shawn Balluzzo was also honored at the service in a proclamation…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (823+ words) NORFOLK " Keyshawn Davis" triumphant homecoming as a boxing world champion has been dampened significantly after he missed weight by more than 4 pounds at a weigh-in Friday at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. Davis, a Norfolk native who became a World Boxing…...