Conor Benn has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut on the undercard of Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua on April 9.
Benn Jr., 19, the son of former two-weight world champion Nigel Benn, has been under the guidance of well-known trainer Tony Sims and will make his debut in the super-lightweight division.
"I've been boxing for about three years now, I didn't know that fighting was made for me but I do now," Conor said.
"I think I've progressed really quickly. People say it's because of my surname -- it's because of that and that I can fight like my last name.
"My Dad didn't really want me to fight, he thought that I would give it a try and have it as a hobby, but it escalated really quickly.
"He said there were a million other things to do, why do you need to fight? But I have no choice but to fight because it's in me, it's what I want to do, I want to be the best.
"I feel at home with Tony. I trust him 100 per cent. He looks out for my best interests and in the gym, in the space of three months he's changed me from fighting like a boy to fighting like a man."
Father Nigel, who won world titles at middleweight and super-middleweight, believes his son can eclipse his own boxing achievements and go all the way to the very top.
"I'm really excited for Conor, he's incredibly talented," he said. "If I look at myself at 19 next to Conor, there's no comparison, he's so much better than I was.
"I sparred with him recently and I tried to knock him out -- seriously. He was super-lightweight and I'm at cruiserweight, but I tried to bang him out and he wouldn't budge.
"I've filmed that and when he becomes world champion I'll show it to everyone. That's how good he is.
"He has all the fighting instincts in him and he's got so much ability, he's going to be special and he's going to go on and be better than me, I really believe that. He's got the heart of a fighter."
Anthony Joshua challenges Charles Martin at The O2 Arena on April 9 for the IBF heavyweight title. Lee Selby and George Groves are also fighting on the same card, with Conor Benn now joining this high profile group of boxers.