''Box y Lucha'' is a Spanish language magazine and website. It is the oldest
lucha libre
Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...
magazine still in existence and one of the first ones to be published.
It also covers boxing and other martial arts.
History
The magazine began publication in 1954 in Mexico City under the name ''Lucha Libre'', 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
''Súper Luchas'' is a Spanish-language publication covering lucha libre and other forms of professional wrestling. The publication began as a print magazine in 1991 and later became the largest lucha libre magazine in the world and remained one o ...
''. In 1955 the magazine became the first publication to cover the subject of
wrestling mask
A wrestling mask is a fabric-based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Lucha ...
s. 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.
The magazine remained widely read by 1995, which is often regarded as the worst year in professional wrestling history.
[''Tijuana: Stories on the Border'' - p. 161]
See also
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List of professional wrestling magazines
This is a list of professional wrestling magazines. They are published either in print or online and range from official magazines of professional wrestling promotions to "dirt sheets", which cover more insider information and sometimes rumors. So ...
References
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External links
Official website in Spanish
1954 establishments in Mexico
Boxing magazines
Lucha libre
Magazines established in 1954
Magazines published in Mexico
Professional wrestling magazines
Spanish-language magazines
Spanish-language websites