The WBC had ordered Mbilli to face Hamzah Sheeraz for the vacant title. That was the fight meant to turn interim status into something concrete. In this case, the ordered bout never arrived and the belt moved anyway. Mbilli stayed active and kept winning, but the step meant to establish his position was bypassed rather than settled in the ring. What Mbilli did not get was the bout that would have clarified where he actually stands in a crowded and unsettled weight class.