When Rihanna shut Floyd Mayweather up

The Barbadian singer was seen duct-taping shut the undefeated boxer at the BET Awards in Los Angeles

Undefeated boxer Mayweather, who took his professional boxing record to 48-0 when he beat Manny Pacquiao in their Fight of the Century bout on May 2 in Las Vegas, has finally been silenced and that too by an unlikely contender. 

It all took place at the BET Awards in LA on Sunday, where Rihanna, who was wearing a roll of silver duct tape as a bracelet, was made to sit next to the best pound-for-pound boxer.

Who is Rihanna about to tie up with her duct tape? #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/y4XBNhEUio

— Janet Mock (@janetmock) June 29, 2015

Rihanna didn't win in her category for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist but she certainly entertained herself at the expense of Mayweather.

Rihanna + duct tape = #BETAwards2015 relationship goals: http://t.co/WwmG8expBS pic.twitter.com/r9Hm2MBPIb

— E! News (@enews) June 29, 2015

The R&B star resorted to drastic measures to stop the pound-for-pound king from eating her ear out as she stuck a piece of duct tape across his face.

[VIDEO] Erm... why did @rihanna tape up @FloydMayweather's mouth at the #BETAwards2015? http://t.co/8DQndMy3A0 pic.twitter.com/ujcqmsOSK6

— HITZ (@hitzdotmy) June 29, 2015

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Artists being honoured at the Awards included Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, while Janet Jackson made a long-awaited comeback to received the Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award.

The story originally appeared on The Telegraph