Vivian Harris must have a penchant for being knocked out in the seventh round. In three of his most important fights, the boxer who traverses from junior welterweight to junior middleweight divisions, found himself unable to swim out of round seven troubles. On Saturday night in Mexico, the 36-year-old Harris found the jinx still following him as he was knocked out by world ranked junior middleweight Ramon Alvarez, with the seventh round 44 seconds old. At stake was the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) North American junior middleweight title.

Harris first came to face with the seventh round curse on June 25, 2005 when defending his WBA junior welterweight title.
What was supposed to be an easy fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey ended a nightmare for the Guyanese as he was knocked out by Carlos Maussa. The time was 43 seconds of the seventh round, one second less than it took Alvarez.
The Colombian was unknown outside his homeland but snatched the WBA crown with a furious assault on the unsuspecting Harris. It took a year and three months before WBC welterweight champion Junior Witter offered a shot at his title.
Paying close attention to the script, Harris folded at one minute of the seventh round for Witter to retain the title he won in September 2006 after defeating DeMarcus Corley.
Saturday night’s defeat has left Harris pondering his next move in boxing and pushed his record to 32 victories, 10 defeats (eight by KO), two draws and one no contest.