By Edward Chaykovsky

WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (27-0, 22KOs) is very confident that he did enough to overcome Shawn Porter last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Thurman won a twelve round unanimous decision over Porter (26-2, 16KOs) in a 'Fight of The Year' contender. It was Porter's first defeat since losing the IBF welterweight title in 2014, when he was on the losing end of a close decision to Kell Brook at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

The fight with Porter was also close. The three official judges saw it 115-113 in Thurman's favor. Many at ringside had scored it a draw and there plenty of scorecards that saw Porter as the winner as well.

Thurman wants a major fight in the fall, preferably against a world champion. But he might have to wait a while for that. WBC champion Danny Garcia is not likely to accept his challenge, and Brook and WBO champion Jessie Vargas are going to collide in a unification this fall.

"I don’t think there’s any doubt about who won. In a close fight you’re always going to have a few people not agree with scorecards. Shawn Porter being very aggressive, some people may want to give him a few more rounds, but at the end of the day I landed the better power punches and I believe that it showed.

My defense throughout the fight, with my effective offense, was what got me the victory and allowed me to remain champion," Thurman told .

"Because it was a competitive fight and the fans liked it, I can understand if they want to see it again. I have no problem doing that but I’m going to sit back and see what I need to do as a champion. I’ll talk to Al Haymon and assess what’s going on this year. There are other fighters that I do want to fight, but I am open to giving Shawn Porter a rematch in the future."