MONT-DE-MARSAN, FRANCE — An award-winning bullfighter has died after, well, being gored to death by a bull on Sunday in southwestern France. He might have escaped the animal’s horns had it not been for the cap that all bullfighters use during bullfights. <br /> <br />Iván Fandiño, the 36-year-old renowned bullfighter, was entertaining a crowd at the Aire-sur-l'Adour bullfighting festival in the town of Mont-de-Marsan, reported by Spanish sports newspaper Marca. <br /> <br />Born in Spain's Basque region, the champion matador has fought hundreds of bulls during his career participating in the controversial bloodsport. <br /> <br />In his last fight, Fandiño faced a 5-year-old bull named Provechito, which is Spanish slang for “burp”. As Fandiño waltzed with the bull, everyone thought he would conquer the beast for sure. <br /> <br />However, his cape got in the way of his footsteps, and the bullfighting maestro tripped and fell to the ground, a momentary stumble that gave the bull just enough time to plunge one of its horns into Fandiño’s chest. <br /> <br />Fandiño suffered puncture wounds to his heart, lungs and kidneys, and died on his way to hospital. He leaves behind a wife and daughter. Fandiño is the second Spanish bullfighter to die in the ring in the last 11 months.
