Mayweather To Have Bieber at His Side During Ring Walk

Pop music star Justin Bieber says he'll be at Floyd Mayweather's side when the unbeaten champion walks to the ring on May 2 to take on Manny Pacquiao in their welterweight world title super-fight.

Bieber, a friend of Mayweather who has accompanied the fighter to the ring at other fights, told celebrity website TMZ.com that he would be part of the boxer's entourage for the long anticipated bout with Filipino ring icon at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Bieber has been by Mayweather's side for several of his past contests and he was present at the recent press conference in Los Angeles to officially announce the May fight.

The 21-year-old Canadian isn't the only celebrity backing Mayweather over Pacquiao, a winner of world titles in eight different weight categories with a record of 57 victories, five defeats and two draws.

Rapper Ludacris told interviewer DJ Envy on the radio show "The Breakfast Club" that Mayweather, whose unblemished 47-0 record has helped him become the highest-paid sportsman in the world, is training like never before.

"I've never in my life seen him this focused and training this hard," the entertainer said. "He knows that everything is on the line."