Josh Taylor is not worried about experience ahead of title fight with Dave Ryan

Commonwealth gold medallist Josh Taylor insists he will bridge the gap in experience when he fights Dave Ryan for his first professional title.

The 25-year-old - who won gold for Scotland in Glasgow 2014 - will take on the Englishman for the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title on October 21 at Meadowbank Arena in Edinburgh, 10 minutes from his home, with the fight shown live on Channel 5.

With six stoppages from his first six professional fights, the Scot is confident his unbeaten record will remain unblemished against 33-year-old Ryan, a former Commonwealth title holder at light-welterweight, who boasts a record of 17 wins (with three knockouts) and nine losses.

Taylor said: "There is no way I'll be getting defeated in my first title fight in front of my home crowd, absolutely no way. I'll be coming home with that belt."

Taylor said he "doesn't care much for experience," referring to the fact Ryan has boxed 181 professional rounds compared to the Scotsman's nine. He added: "I've put myself through hell in the gym so there's just no way I'm getting beat."

Ryan, who has not boxed since September last year, insists there will be no ring rust and said: "I believe Josh is the up-and-coming fighter of this division - but I believe this is too soon for him.

"We'll give him the first couple of rounds and then take him somewhere he's never been before."

The Derby fighter's trainer, Clifton Mitchell, was more blunt. "We're coming to smash his face in," he said. " We know coming up here we've got to stop him and that's what we're going to do."

Taylor's manager, Barry McGuigan, believes the Scot is a special talent.

"He's going to go all the way," McGuigan said. "Dave Ryan is a very experienced and very hardened guy but we've seen what he's done in the gym and despite what Clifton says we're going to take the title in October in spectacular style."

Ryan admits he will take "extra motivation" from his tough run of luck in recent years. He lost his belt to John Wayne Hibbert when an illegal but accidental kidney punch caused back spasms and he was forced to retire.

His chance to win the belt back against Martin Haikali was scuppered when an infected cut was discovered on the Namibian's arm, forcing the fight to be cancelled.