Female bullfighter Karla de los Angeles gored by bull, twice

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last updated 8 January 2015

On Sunday, Mexican bullfighter Karla de los Angels faced a 1,100-pound bull named Gamusino in the world's largest bullfighting ring, Plaza Mexico. It didn't go well for de los Angeles.

Gamusino gored de los Angeles once when she was going in for the kill, and once again after she tried a second time, after being treated for her first injury, BBC News reports. She ended the match with two long gashes in her thigh and gluteal muscle. The bull also injured her monosabio (assistant) Federico Domínguez when he tried to help her. Women have fought bulls for centuries, but de los Angeles is one of the few professional female bullfighters working today.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.