Amir Khan was crowned WBA light-welterweight champion at the age of 22 on Saturday after convincingly beating Andreas Kotelnik with a unanimous points decision in Manchester, MEN Arena.
Khan dominated from start to finish with impressive combinations and footwork.
Khan landed 170 punches to Kotelnik's 80 and was awarded the fight 120-108 and 118-111 (twice) by the judges.
Khan said: "It's the best feeling ever. First of all I wanna thank God, thank my mum and dad and thank Freddie Roach for making this happen. Without the team I've got it wouldn't have happened."
He added: "I want to thank (promoter) Frank Warren. I'm sure we've got some big fights in the future coming up. The way my career's gone, it's gone brilliant. I'm a world champion now, I'm going to have a good break now and enjoy it.
"(Roach) was very crucial. I listened to him and also Manny Pacquiao, what a great inspiration he is for making me win this fight - the sparring with him, the working out... just talking to Manny Pacquiao took me to a different level."
