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 On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

"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."