The Gunnedah fighter - who won the Australian super welterweight amateur title in 2019 - will fight Queenslander Connie Chan at super welterweight (69kg).

Prest said the January 16 bout at Wetherill Park would be the realisation of "a main goal".

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"And the timing was just right after winning the Aussie title - our coach [David Syphers] thought it was the right time," she said.

The 29-year-old - who amassed 13 wins against four losses as an amateur - is feeling "pretty confident" about her chances against Chan.

"We've got a good team behind us," she said.

"And I've definitely got the experience of David [Syphers] to get me over the line.

"So, I'm feeling pretty confident fitness wise, and training's been pretty good ... I feel as though it's the right step at the right time."

Prest said winning a world title was the ultimate goal.

Getting in a position to do that, she continued, required her "earning her right" to get a world ranking by beating opponent in her "own backyard".

Prest has been in a long-term relationship with fellow Syphers-trained boxer Wade Ryan, who fights for the Australian super welterweight championship in Cessnock on Saturday week.

"I'm very bless to have him as a partner and have him as a motivator as well," she said of Ryan. "So, he's always got the knowledge - and he's a great training partner as well."