DEONTAY WILDER revealed he splashed out nearly £14,000 for his latest ring walk outfit – despite only wearing it for five minutes.
The Bronze Bomber joined heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali by successfully defending his world title for a tenth consecutive time after Saturday’s win against Luis Ortiz.
Deontay Wilder revealed his ring walk attire cost £13,700Credit: EPA
Bronze Bomber wore his iconic mask but added a gold crown on topCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Wilder knocked out the Cuban southpaw in seven rounds after a slow start to retain his WBC crown.
But the 34-year-old entered the fight wearing a jewel encrusted gold crown, along with his iconic mask, as part of his extravagant ring walk.
Wilder told TMZ Sports the outfit, which fans said made him look like a “Power Rangers villain”, cost a total of £13,700 – and he will never wear it again.
He said: “With that we wanted to go into a modern day king, like knight, the old and the new, the outfit represented the old me turning into the new me.
“The past is the past – welcome to the future.
“So that was the whole idea of it, that’s what it came out to be, it was amazing.
“We’re looking forward to the next costume already to be even better than that one.
“The outfit right there was like 16 grand [£13,700], but you know, it’s a write off.”
Wilder claims he will never wear the expensive ring walk gear againCredit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
Wilder now faces a rematch against Tyson Fury on February 22 with the duo looking to settle the score after fighting to a split-decision draw last December.
The Bronze Bomber turned up to the post-fight press conference after beating Ortiz again dressed in all white with an outfit resembling Disney character Aladdin.
Wilder took his record to 42-1-0 with 41 stoppages, extending his KO ratio to 97 per cent – the highest in heavyweight championship history.
Wilder KOd Luis Ortiz in round seven of their Las Vegas rematchCredit: Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions
The WBC champion will now defend his crown against Tyson FuryCredit: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions
Wilder turned up to the post-fight press conference dressed in all white with an outfit resembling Disney character Aladdin
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
