It was widely expected that the sanctioning body would officially call for the fight at their convention last week, but it did not take place.
“Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte will not be ordered today,” talkSPORT boxing editor Michael Benson wrote on Twitter on Tuesday November 18.
“The WBC have stated at their convention that they cannot order the mandatory as their legal arbitration with Whyte is ongoing and must be resolved first.”
Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum recently told Boxing News 24: “Dillian Whyte is not the mandatory, and that’s what the WBC hasn’t done. Dillian Whyte has an obligation to fight Wallin, and we’ll see.