Ntuthu, from East London, promotes the Johannesburg-based Sonjica from Duncan Village, who is trained in Johannesburg by Sean Smith.
Dipheko wants to stage Mantengu's mandatory defence against Sonjica in Kagiso in October and Ntuthu also wants to organise the same fight, but in East London, on September 29 - on the undercard of the IBF junior- lightweight elimination bout between Azinga Fuzile and Russian Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. Mantengu won the vacant title against Thato Bonokoane in Meme's tournament in Kagiso on June 28. Bonokoane, from Kagiso, is trained by Meme's husband Pius Dipheko, a former professional boxer who is helping his wife with some of the boxing intricacies.
According to the rules and regulations, Mantengu must defend within 90 days. His time on the throne expires at the end of September.Boxing SA must intervene before there is blood on the floor or tears from Mantengu's eyes after being stripped of the belt if he does not defend it within 90 days.