Matador whose rectum was 'completely destroyed' by a bull gives the thumbs up from hospital bed

A matador whose anus was completely destroyed by a 1,160lb bull has managed to give a 'thumbs up' from his hospital bed, the Daily Mail reports.

Matador Antonio Romero was in Mexico City's bull ring when an animal named Caporal punctured him 11 inches deep in his rectal area, last Sunday.

He is seen writhing in pain in the hard-to-watch video.

Zocalo reports Romero was taken to the hospital after the gruesome incident that destroyed his anal sphincter.

He needed the entire area stitching back together after the horrific injury.

'I have faith and hope to feel again and show that I want to be someone important in the Fiesta Brava [bullflighting], ' the sidelined matador said to theDaily Star.

During the bullfight, Romero angered the bull by taunting it with a red rag.

He ended up being sent flying across the bull ring when he was tossed by its horns.

It was while he was left laying on the floor, the bull decided to take its chance and gored him.

The entire episode happened within a matter of seconds, leaving Romero powerless to defend himself.

Romero only escaped with his life after other bullfighters jumped in to rescue him and managed to distract the animal.

A backside bull goring happened to an unnamed man in Spain last year as well.

The unfortunate incident happened on the street in Teulada, a small coastal town on Spain's Costa Blanca, during the annual bull-running celebration.