Former jr. welterweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley has been tabbed as one of the sparring partners that will work with undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather as he prepares for his highly-anticipated May 2 showdown with 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Corley, who now competes as a lightweight, arrives in Las Vegas, Nevada today for Mayweather's training camp, which begins on Monday.



This won't be the first time that Corley has worked as one of Mayweather's sparring partners. In 2006, he served as chief sparring partner for Mayweather's clash with Zab Judah. Corley is one of the few fighters that's ever been able to trouble Mayweather, landing a right hand that stunned the undefeated champion in the 4th round of their 2004 jr. welterweight encounter.

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