This is the terrifying moment when a bullfighter was punched in the rectum on Monday and thrown into the air like a rag doll during a traditional bullfight in Spain.
Alejandro Conquero was in a “serious” condition last night after suffering horrific injuries at the event in Cenicientos, in the Madrid region.
The 28-year-old, from Huelva, in Andalusia, was filmed being transported to hospital after doctors on the spot diagnosed a goring in the posterior perianal region, which cuts the rectum through the coccyx and can open the external sphincter of the anus. affect. .’
The young bullfighter has been transferred to the hospital of Rey Juan Carlos de Mostoles, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.
In shocking video shared online, Conquero can be seen in his traditional costume challenging a white bull with his pink and yellow cape.
He is seen getting closer and closer to the bull’s horns before being suddenly thrown into the air by the animal.
The man lands on the sand on his stomach before the raging bull charges at him and slams him between the legs.
Conquero is then propped upright in the air, with the bull’s horn still attached to his rectum, before falling back to the ground.
Alejandro Conquero was in a “serious” condition last night after suffering horrific injuries at the event in Cenicientos, in the Madrid region.
The bull turned tight, and Conquero was unable to evade his attack
He was knocked to the turf before being flung into the air
Conquero flew through the air as the bull swung its head and then butted it with its horns
In the clip, viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Twitter, onlookers can be heard screaming in terror.
The animal was the third animal to enter the ring at the annual Prieto de la Cal event, Spanish newspaper Andalucia Informacion reports.
Conquero is the son of the famous bullfighter Jose Conquero, also known as The Hurricane of Huelva.
His hospitalization comes just weeks after the so-called ‘Messi of Matadors’ was seriously injured after being crushed by a 467kg bull against the barriers at an event in Santiago, Spain.
Andrés Roca Rey, 26, suffered multiple injuries and bruises that covered his body after being pierced and was immediately taken to hospital on July 25.
The bull, named Viruta, attacked the Peruvian, dragging him back to the planks surrounding the stadium and throwing him into the air.
Roca Rey was seen slumped against the wall as others rushed in to distract the bull and take it to safety.
Although Roca Rey has had quite a few injuries in an eight-year career, onlookers said it was the worst injury to date.
Peruvian bullfighter Andres Roca Rey during the fifth bullfight at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 11, 2023
Peruvian bullfighter Andres Roca Rey passes a bull with a capote during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 13, 2023
The moment the bull made contact with the matador, 26, at the Feria de Santiago
A cape is left on the ground as the Roca Rey bull rams into the barriers in Santiago, Spain
The medical service of the Plaza de Toros in Santander released two reports, referring to a “polytrauma to the left knee” and “multiple contusions to the neck, face, right thigh and left knee.”
The bullfighter underwent more tests on Wednesday to check for further injuries.
The punches followed the killing of two bulls during the fourth bullfight during the Feria de Santiago celebrations.
In the video, partner Cayetano Rivera was seen jumping in to help Roca Rey, suffering a rib fracture and edema.
On Instagram, Roca Rey wrote, “Cayetano, I want to thank you for showing your camaraderie and your disregard for life yesterday to save mine.”
Rivera said the risk was “worth it.”
The matador was told to “remain in absolute rest for at least 48 hours” after the attack.
Andres Roca Rey passes a Garcigrande bull during the festival of La Madeleine at the Plumacon arena in Mont-de-Marsan, southwestern France, on July 19, 2023
Peruvian bullfighter Andres Roca Rey during the fifth bullfight at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 11, 2023
Roca Rey is the biggest star in his sport, filling stadiums all over the world.
Like star soccer player Lionel Messi, he moved from South America to Spain as a child to focus on his sports career.
Last year, the bullfighter was gored in Bilbao, but he ignored the doctor’s advice to continue with the competition.
In 2015, Roca Rey lost two teeth after a bull’s horn hit him in the face at an event at the Plaza Nuevo Progreso in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The bullfighter, then 19, was taken to a local hospital for treatment and doctors said he was lucky he hadn’t suffered more serious injuries.
Roca Rey told local media shortly after that he was dying to take part in his next bullfight – to rebuild his reputation.