Spike O'Sullivan: 'I am without doubt the hardest punching baker in the world'
Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan getting some work in with coach Paschal Collins. O’Sullivan makes his return Saturday.
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Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan getting some work in with coach Paschal Collins. O’Sullivan makes his return Saturday. Tom Hogan/Golden Boy via Sportsfile
It was June of last year when Spike O’Sullivan caught a glimpse of himself in a photograph and realised that a newfound obsession with cake was threatening to end his boxing career for good.
The global pandemic and the resulting lockdowns turned plenty into amateur bakers but for Mahon puncher O’Sullivan, his penchant for pudding had gone well beyond the odd banana bread, which has punctuated many
Instagram feeds since Covid hit.
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