Get you up to speed: Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla injured by bull during fight in Seville
Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla was gored by a bull named Clandestino at the Real Maestranza de Caballeria bullring in Seville on 20 April 2026. The bull’s horn caused a 10cm wound to Morante’s rectum and partially damaged the sphincter muscles.
Morante de la Puebla, regarded as the premier matador of his generation, was gored during a bullfight at the Maestranza bullring in Seville, suffering a 10cm wound to his posterior anal margin, according to El Mundo. Following the incident, Morante stated he experienced “the most painful goring ever” and is expected to remain in hospital for at least a week.
Morante de la Puebla is expected to remain in hospital for at least a week following his injury at the Maestranza bullring in Seville. He reported minimal bleeding and expressed hope for recovery with patience.
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Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla is gored at the April Fair (Picture: EPA)
The return of Spain’s most celebrated matador came to an eye-watering end this week – after he was gored in the rectum.
Morante de la Puebla – or ‘King of Bullfighters’ as he is known – was left sprawled in the dirt clutching his rear end after the 512kg bull named Clandestino quite literally ripped him a new one.
But adding insult to excruciating injury, many of the comments are filled with people taking Clandestino’s side.
The matador tends to the sensitive area (Picture: Lalo/GTRES/Shutterstock)
Anna Nicolini posted: ‘No need to hurt animals. He stood up for himself and I’m happy he did. You shouldn’t do these sports nowadays.’
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Many others wrote simply: ‘Karma.’
Morante was injured at the Maestranza bullring in Seville on Monday.
He had already cleared three bulls when a fourth suddenly charged, El Mundo reports.
The bull’s horn bore into his rectum, tearing a 10cm wound to the posterior anal margin, partially damaging the sphincter muscles and perforating the rectum.
Morante is carried away after being gored at the Real Maestranza de Caballeria bullring in Seville (Picture: EPA)
Morante posted a video to social media to update his fans (Picture: @elmundo_es)
‘By the time I got to the infirmary and saw that the bleeding was minimal, I relaxed quite a bit, but of course, it hurt a lot. Without a doubt, it was the most painful goring ever.’
He added: ‘I’ve gone through a pretty normal night of little sleep. I’ve got no appetite, and I’m hoping to get through it with, well, with a bit of patience.’
Morante is widely regarded as the premier matador of his generation and his comeback had garnered sold out crowds.
Antonio Lorca wrote in El País: ‘With unusual speed, the news spread like wildfire throughout the bullfighting world; not for nothing was the man on the operating table a special figure — the most outstanding bullfighter of the present day and one of the greatest in history.’
Morante is expected to remain in hospital for at least a week.
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