Spain's top bullfighter gored and left with 10cm gash in rectum after horror accident

Spain's top bullfighter gored and left with 10cm gash in rectum after horror accidentJose Antonio Morante Camacho, also known as Morante de la Puebla, was competing with 'Clandestino' the fourth bull of the afternoon at La Maestranza bullring in Seville on April 20CommentsNewsLiam Doyle09:45, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesMorante reportedly suffered a perforated rectum as a result of being hit by a bull horn(Image: JULIO MUNOZ/EPA/Shutterstock)One of Spain's top bullfighters has been left with a "very serious" injury after a bull's horn inflicted a 10cm gore that perforated his rectum.‌José Antonio Morante Camacho, widely known by his ring name Morante de la Puebla, was facing the fourth bull of the afternoon, named 'Clandestino', at La Maestranza bullring in Seville on Sunday. Morante, referred to by numerous publications as the 'king of the bullfighters', was competing during the tenth event of the renowned April Fair when he was gored by the animal.‌Reports suggest he was attempting to control the bull when it charged at his chest, knocking him to the ground. As he tried to escape the bull's path, one of its horns appears to have caught him in the buttocks.‌READ MORE: Man, 71, dies after being gored by bull at Spanish bullfighting eventREAD MORE: Horror moment top Portuguese bullfighter killed as animal rams him against wallView 3 ImagesThe bullfighter was gored in his 10th fight(Image: JULIO MUNOZ/EPA/Shutterstock)Footage taken of the incident shows the bull's horn making contact with his buttock, though the full extent of the injury was not visible beyond a tear in his trousers. He was visibly distressed on the ground, clutching the injured area, before fellow bullfighters carried him from the ring.The celebrated bullfighter had already sustained an injury earlier in the event when a bull caught his ear in a minor incident. Morante was rushed to hospital, where a medical report has since revealed the fu...