Pernell Whitaker, showing no ill effects of...
Pernell Whitaker, showing no ill effects of a twice-broken left hand, won the International Boxing Federation lightweight title at Hampton, Va., with a 12-round unanimous decision over Greg Haugen (23-2) of Auburn, Wash.
Whitaker (17-1), of Norfolk, Va., incurred his only loss last March, when he broke his hand for the second time while fighting Jose Luis Ramirez for the World Boxing Council lightweight title.
Whitaker became the sixth member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team to win a world title.
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