Wilder to wear 'significantly lighter' costume for Fury bout

Deontay Wilder will debut a new, lighter ring-walk costume for his third match against Tyson Fury.

Designers Cosmo Lombino and Donato Crowley, who also created Wilder's costume for his February 2020 bout against Fury, told TMZ Sports they made some adjustments to the outfit this time around.

"It's going to be significantly lighter," Cosmo said. "So we don't have any drama at all."

Wilder was defeated by Fury via seventh-round TKO in their previous match and placed some of the blame for the loss on his 40-pound costume, saying it weakened his legs.

The new costume took three weeks to make and features a red and black color theme.

"It's red and black from the Nigerian tribe," Cosmo said. "The red means funeral - it's going to be Tyson Fury's funeral the next fight."

Wilder and Fury square off Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.