Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao claimed the WBO welterweight title after defeating defending champion Miguel Cotto on Saturday in the 12th round.

According to news services, the victory extended Pacquiao’s record number of weight division titles to seven.

Cotto took a one-pound advantage over Filipino Pacquiao into the superfight in Las Vegas.

“I heard that he was bigger than me and stronger than me and that’s why I tried to be more aggressive and fight toe to toe and try to (negate) his power…. Our strategy for the fight was not to hurry, take our time, because we knew his strategy was that he was going to counter. We were very careful in the early rounds then I controlled the fight and tried to put him under pressure,” the Press Association quoted Pacquiao as saying after the fight.

He added, “We tried our best to knock him out because that’s what my trainer said. I thought they were going to stop the fight in the 11th round and I was surprised he made it to the 12th round.”

(article and photo source: CNN)