In a show of protest, boxing Heavyweight Tyson Fury taped his mouth refusing to talk at a press conference held on Monday in promotion of his fight with Dereck Chisora to be held in November 2014.

The letters 'BBB of C' along with some question marks were written across the tape that seemed to be directed at the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). The BBBofC had earlier fined Tyson £15,000 for his misconduct at a press conference in June. Prior to his fight with Chisora that was to be held in July but got postponed, Fury had launched a tirade against Chisora and a journalist in June that was laden with expletives. Chisora had pulled out of the July fight due to a fractured hand.

Though Tyson could not speak, he indicated through hand gestures that he would knock Chisora out in the first round and would keep silent until the fight.

In the same press conference, British boxer Chisora pointed out that he would knock out Fury.

"He can keep the tape on for all the interviews but I think we could make a wager that he won't keep it on for the next eight weeks. I am going to knock him out, it's a simple fact, I don't know what round but I am going to knock him out," Chisora, who has won 20 of his 24 career fights, said.

In the fight to be held in Novemeber at London's ExCeL arena, Chisora's European belt and the vacant British titles are at stake. The winner of this fight would challenge Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO title.

Fury, who hails from Manchester, won the first time he fought Chisora in 2011 by way of points and their next meeting would have been in July this year that got postponed. Fury has an unbeaten record of 22 fights in his professional career.

Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali had used the same tape gimmick in his heydays.

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