Abstract
This chapter discusses the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through loose or flying blood in the boxing ring. In comparison with the responses to other known medical risks and concerns in boxing, the enactment of regulations to prevent HIV exposure has been effectuated with lightning speed. Although the actual risk of HIV exposure in the boxing ring is very limited, some boxers have admitted to being engaged in activities such as IV drug use that increases the risk of HIV infection. HIV regulations consider the prevention of HIV exposure for boxers and officials alike. HIV regulations require all boxers to be tested for HIV prior to a match, and if the results are positive, they are banned from entering the ring. It is found that nearly all major athletic organizations, at all levels, have adopted some form of the HIV precautionary rule—that is, when a bleeding injury occurs, the play must stop and can only resume when all injured players have stopped bleeding and their wounds have been dressed.
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