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*Box y Lucha*
	Cover of issue 3220 from 2016
Categories	Pro wrestling and boxing magazine
Frequency	Biweekly
Publisher	Latin American Periodicals; EBSCO
Founded	1954
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Box y Lucha is a Spanish language magazine and website. It is the oldest lucha libre magazine still in existence and one of the first ones to be published.^[2] It also covers boxing and other martial arts.

History

The magazine began publication in 1954 in Mexico City under the name Lucha Libre,^[3] later renamed Lucha Libre y Box, and finally to Box y Lucha. It became the best established wrestling magazine in Mexico until the 2000s when it was taken over by Súper Luchas.^[4] In 1955 the magazine became the first publication to cover the subject of wrestling masks.^[5] After the 1990s the magazine and its rival Súper Luchas were the only two Mexican wrestling magazines to survive after the industry, in general, went down. Box y Lucha was known to be more text-based than Súper Luchas and featured less foreign wrestlers.^[2] The magazine remained widely read by 1995, which is often regarded as the worst year in professional wrestling history.^[6]

References

^ Library Service to Spanish Speaking Patrons: A Practical Guide - Page 25
^ ^a ^b Levi, Heather (2008). The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Duke University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0822342328.
^ Latinos and American Popular Culture - Page 359
^ Levi, Heather (2008). The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Duke University Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0822342328.
^ Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling; p. 101
^ Tijuana: Stories on the Border - p. 161