- Deontay Wilder says that Tyson Fury didn't hurt him "at all" during Saturday's WBC heavyweight title defeat, and that it was his extravagant ring-walk costume that instead cost him his belt.
- Wilder walked into the MGM Arena wearing a full leather suit of armor clad with rhinestones that weighed around 40 pounds.
- "Fury didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is that my uniform was way too heavy for me," he told Yahoo. "I knew I didn't have the legs because of my uniform.
- Wilder's trainer, Jay Deas, also suggested to Boxing Social the costume played a part in the defeat, as it was "very heavy."
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Deontay Wilder says that Tyson Fury didn't hurt him "at all" during Saturday's WBC heavyweight title loss, and instead it was his 40 pound ring-walk costume that cost him his belt.
Wilder was beaten comprehensively by Fury in Las Vegas, with the "Gypsy King" knocking him to the ground in the third and fifth rounds, before the American's trainer decided enough was enough and threw in the towel in the seventh.
"Fury didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is that my uniform was way too heavy for me," Wilder told Yahoo Sports.
The 34-year-old entered the MGM Arena wearing a full leather suit of armour, including a crown and face mask, which were bejeweled with rhinestones and LED lights. The costume, designed by Los Angeles-based designers Cosmo + Donato, weighed around 40 pounds, and cost $40,000, according to TMZ.
Wilder added to Yahoo: "I didn't have no legs from the beginning of the fight. In the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through. But I'm a warrior and people know that I'm a warrior. It could easily be told that I didn't have legs or anything."
"I was only able to put it on [for the first time] the night before, but I didn't think it was going to be that heavy. It weighed 40, 40-some pounds with the helmet and all the batteries."
See below for pictures of Wilder's extravagant, apparently defeat-causing, entrance outfit: