Anthony Joshua will gain vital experience and first belt, says Jim Watt

The biggest thing Anthony Joshua needs right now is experience - and that is exactly what Denis Bakhtov has got.

Joshua is only eight fights – and just over a year – into his professional career but he is no longer being given opponents we know he will blow away.

What he needs is people who might cause the odd problem and that have been around the block, but, of course, don't drag him into the deep end.

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We expect Joshua to win but this is a good match for him – Bakhtov has lost nine but he has lost in good company.

People like Alexander Ustinov and Manuel Charr went in against him when they were on the brink of big things – and that is what we are expecting to see at the O2 Arena on Saturday.

Bakhtov is tough, we know that, but we are not sure how much ambition he has left after being a pro for 15 years. Still, all fighters have pride and I think Bakhtov will give it a go.

We're all aware Joshua is going to beat him and beat him well but that experience, the toughness the determination can cause the odd problem.

Clinical

Bakhtov does walk straight forward, though, and he will be eating that fantastic jab Joshua is developing, so he won't be able to survive for very long.

Joshua is not going to try and blow him away, as he is cool-headed, lets things happen, keeps his concentration and takes it from there.

He will break down Bakhtov fairly quickly and once that jab comes into play, the experienced fighter will be sickened and stopped, inside four rounds, I'd say.

He is not one to go looking for that first-round knockout but if he does land with a big shot, he follows his instincts shows the clinical finishing that I like.

That first belt, the WBC International, doesn't carry much stock but it will open doors for Joshua. It will get him a world ranking as well as we have seen people shoot into top 10s on the back of winning it.

Eddie Hearn and Joshua himself are not going to start chasing world titles in the near future – I was delighted to hear Anthony say he wants the British title first.

That will come sooner rather than later but we do need to see him move up the ladder and be tested.

He will break down Bakhtov fairly quickly and once that jab comes into play, the experienced fighter will be sickened and stopped, inside four rounds, I'd say.

Adapt

I do think we are going to be in for a bit more of a fight when Lee Selby takes on Joel Brunker on Saturday, though, and it really could bring the best out of Selby, never mind get him that world title chance.

Lee seems to ease off from time to time when he knows he's in front but this Australian opponent will not let him do that. He will go at it for 12 rounds. We know how good Selby is, we just need to make sure that he can do it at the top level.

He may not be a big puncher, but he can adapt well and I think we will see that on Saturday in what could be a real tough, tough match.

We want to see more from the Welshman and I think Brunker will bring the best out of him but ultimately pay the price for that.

Selby will look very good in parts and will win this on points, perhaps even unanimously.

Watch Joshua v Bakhtov, Selby v Brunker, Ryder v Tetteh and Boylan v Goodjohn on Live Fight Night, 8.30pm, Saturday, Sky Sports 1.