World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman explains that his organization is not planning, for the moment, to set down a new mandatory challenger for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Fury made his last mandatory defense in April 2022, when he stopped Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in London. Fury would return in the month of December, with a one-sided battering of Derek Chisora in their trilogy fight.

The 'Gypsy King' had planned to return in the coming months, but he's been unable to lock down an opponent.

"(Oleksandr} Usyk, (Anthony) Joshua and even (Andy) Ruiz didn't materialize. Fury wishes to have the best fight possible," Sulaiman told Sky Sports.

Last year, the WBC ordered former world champions Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz to collide in a final eliminator - where the winner would land a crack at Fury.

However, the two ex-beltholders have not come close to reaching an agreement.

Sulaiman had a recent meeting with Fury's co-promoter, Frank Warren, to discuss his fighter's future in 2023.

The sanctioning body head made it known that his organization is still hoping that a deal between Wilder and Ruiz gets finalized for the eliminator.

In a recent interview, Wilder's head trainer, Malik Scott, mentioned Ruiz as a frontrunner for a potential fall fight.

"My meeting with Frank Warren was an informal one but [one] in which we discussed the heavyweight division and how unfortunate it has been that Tyson Fury has been left aside without the fights they have tried to make," Sulaiman said.

"The WBC has the Wilder vs Ruiz final elimination still in the administrative process. Such process is not finished. The WBC is not considering any alternative."