Brand new world champion, Melvin Jerusalem arrived in Manila on Monday afternoon, after conquering the  World Boxing Council belt less than 24 hours earlier in Japan.

The media were there to welcome Jerusalem, who became the country’s only reigning world champion after upsetting defending straw-weight champion Yudai Shigeoka in Nagoya, Japan.

Joined by his promoter JC Mananquil and lead trainer Michael Domingo, Jerusalem swore he will be a long term champion.

“The WBC belt is the most beautiful among the four belts because it has all the flags of the nations of the world represented here,” Jerusalem said as his fingers caressed the ornate design adorned with different flags.

“I will do my best to keep this title for a long time.”

“Let us celebrate first before thinking about what’s down the road,” Mananquil said.