Boxing officials say they will look into whether next month's fight involving Thabo Sonjica - the champion fighter who was recently found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl last year - should go ahead. But they didn't rule it out either.The East London fighter is out on bail pending sentencing in February. His manager, Mlandeli Tengimfene, said it would be business as usual until the court had handed down punishment."As Thabo's boxing manager, I have an obligation to give him fights and there is a fight scheduled for December 18."It is going ahead because his bail condition does not prevent him from fighting."I really don't want to interfere with the legal processes."The bout is for Sonjica's World Boxing Council (WBC) international silver featherweight title.WBC's representative in SA, Peter Ngatane, said the Mexico-based sanctioning body would have to make a decision. "Our champions are role models that the youth look up to. Thabo has been found guilty by the court of law and that is very serious."I will wait for the official verdict from our legal committee because they are aware of Thabo's situation and communicate it with BSA [Boxing SA] and the boxer's management."BSA chairperson Muditambi Ravele said the regulator did not support any form of abuse."This [the conviction] happens during the period of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. We will follow the matter seriously."We are on a mission to recruit more women and girls to boxing and we would not want to be associated with any form of abuse to scare them off."Our lawyers would request all the documents on the case from the court ... Boxing SA would then take steps."The victim's father said the law should take its course.But he further alleged that Sonjica tried to bribe him to drop the charge soon after the rape.Sonjica, accompanied by a family member, had visited his house."They said they will give us money and we must go the police station to drop the case. I did not say anything because I already knew that the police were looking for him."So we went to the police station and before we could even talk, the police arrested him," said the father, still angry."Imagine; I sent her to go buy me milk and she was nowhere to be found until she came back around 5pm crying."Thabo undermined me badly. l am still hurting. You cannot go around and violate other people's children and expect them to accept monetary promises so that you get away with crime."This boy must [learn]. The law must take its course."Sonjica, who has previously held the SA and marginal International Boxing Organisation world junior-featherweight titles, hung up the phone when contacted for comment.He told the court during the trial that the rape charge was a result of jealousy from the Duncan Village community...