Mexico City:
In a sight rarely seen in the bravado world of bullfighting, a Mexican matador Christian Hernandez made a spectacle in Mexico City when he leapt out of the ring at the beginning of a fight.
After leaving his first young bull alive in the initial round, the Queretaro native had entered the ring for the second round when he went running.
Hernandez made a spin with his cape at the charging bull, then ran across the ring and leapt headlong over the wall to safety, dropping his cape in the process.
The admittedly terrified matador was arrested after Sunday's botched bullfight at the Plaza Mexico, apparently for breach of contract. He was released after paying a fine.
The 22-year-old said in an interview following the bullfight, "There are some things you must be aware of about yourself. I didn't have the ability, and the courage. It wasn't going well for me and I'd rather take myself out, this is not my thing."
Hernandez was gored in the leg last year during a bullfight and, according to Reforma newspaper, he said he will no longer continue bullfighting.
After leaving his first young bull alive in the initial round, the Queretaro native had entered the ring for the second round when he went running.
Hernandez made a spin with his cape at the charging bull, then ran across the ring and leapt headlong over the wall to safety, dropping his cape in the process.
The admittedly terrified matador was arrested after Sunday's botched bullfight at the Plaza Mexico, apparently for breach of contract. He was released after paying a fine.
The 22-year-old said in an interview following the bullfight, "There are some things you must be aware of about yourself. I didn't have the ability, and the courage. It wasn't going well for me and I'd rather take myself out, this is not my thing."
Hernandez was gored in the leg last year during a bullfight and, according to Reforma newspaper, he said he will no longer continue bullfighting.
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