( CNN ) -- Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero 's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas . 'Pacman ' has a fanatical following in the Philippines which has been further enhanced by his record breaking victory as he claimed his sixth world title at a different weight by beating Cotto on Saturday night . `` Welcome home , the world 's bext boxer of all time , '' read a banner as thousands of fans greeted the 30-year-old . Following his hard-fought victory over Puerto Rican Cotto , all the talk is of a cash-rich superfight with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year . Leading promoter Bob Arum said he is ready to put the pay-per-view extravaganza at the 147-pound welterweight class , with Las Vegas the preferred venue . Pacquiao played down the possibility as he talked to reporters on his return . `` We are not forcing a fight with him . It is right that he is the one challenging me , because my fights score more on pay-per-view , '' he said . Pacquiao has greatly enhanced his reputation with successive wins over Oscar de la Hoya , Britain 's Ricky Hatton and Cotto . Mayweather returned to the ring with a comfortable win over Juan Manuel Marquez and has the reputation for grossing massive receipts from his pay-per-view appearances . For the moment , Pacquiao will spend time at home with his wife , Jinkee , and three children and is also set to pursue his ambition to enter Filippino politics , standing for a congressional seat in his home island of Mindanao .
WBO returns home to Las Vegas after the United States triumph . Pacman won world title at sixth different weight after beating Miguel Cotto . Cash-rich fight against Miguel Cotto in the offing in Philippines .