In late February, the Georgian, who competes for Spain, vacated his belt in the welterweight division and moved up to the under-70kg category.
"We are still working on a plan for Ilia. We have to make an announcement about his future. Give us a couple weeks and we will release specific information on Topuria. Right now I can say: yes, he vacated the title, moved up to lightweight. You'll know the rest in a couple weeks," White told TNT Sports.
