The Brisbane-based contender is one month into a three-month training block with Warrnambool coach Rodney ‘Rudy’ Ryan.

Johnson, 20, wants to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio de Janerio games.

“Rudy and I have worked a lot on my fighting style and I am working with Rudy’s wife Hanna to get my weight down...with organic food,” she said.

“I usually box as a 54-kilogram boxer and I am going down to 51kg.”

Johnson will return to Queensland on Monday ahead of her state title bouts the following weekend before returning to Warrnambool.

She believes her decision to train in the south-west will pay dividends.

“I came down to Warrnambool for a change in training and to get out of my comfort zone and prepare for the upcoming Olympic trials,” Johnson said.

“I have to win my state title and win at the Australian titles and go in another box-off to go to the world championships.

“It (getting to Rio) is a long process but if you put the hard work in, it’s achievable.”

Johnson took up boxing at 14 and was too young to try out for the 2012 London games.

She fell into the sport after doing boxing classes at her local gym.

“I wanted to get fit and my original coach said ‘I want you to have a fight one day’ and my Dad said ‘yes’ and made my mind up for me,” Johnson said.

Johnson, who thanked the Ryans for their help and guidance, estimates she’s had 55 bouts since she began her amateur career for 43 wins.

“Four years in a row I have been to the world champs and my best rating was as a youth and was fifth in the world,” she said.

Ryan said Johnson had a strong fighting style and ample experience.

“She’s a ripping girl and she deserves everything she’s hopefully going to get,” he said.

Ryan praised Johnson for embracing a new diet, which he deemed integral to her chances.

“There is a big focus on getting her food right – clean eating, only organic food,” he said.

“Having the energy to fight with the weight off is a great learning curve for her.”

Meanwhile, Warrnambool teenager Jye Clark will vie for a Victorian crown on Sunday.

Clark, 16, will compete in the 52-kilogram youth section at Brunswick.

He is part of Ryan’s stable.