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A CONVERSATION WITH DYLAN ‘THE NATURAL’ CHEEMA
As a 10-year-old, I was probably too busy watching Power Rangers and stuffing my face full of custard creams. Dylan ‘The Natural’ Cheema, on the other hand, was training for and competing in Kickboxing bouts, on his way to becoming a world champion. His best friend Amarjeet’s dad, who Dylan affectionately refers to as ‘Uncle’ (a term of endearment for elders within the community), was a Kickboxing instructor. “Amarjeet says ‘come down and give it a try’.” That’s where it all started. “I enjoyed the grit. I enjoyed making people miss.”
And so began a 15-year journey that would culminate in Dylan walking out to a packed hometown crowd at Coventry’s SkyDome Arena in April, literally flying the flag of his culture for all to see. Having scaled the heights of the Kickboxing scene, Cheema has only just dipped his toe into the Boxing world, but the splash he made was enough to send ripples up and down the UK. The Sky Sports BOXXER series was coming to Coventry and Dylan knew he had to be a part of it. “I just said to my manager ‘we’ve got to get on this show in some capacity’,” he says.
The opportunity presented was the next step in Dylan’s professional career. A huge step, in fact. The lights, the stag
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Olumayowa Adebayo
Olumayowa Adebayo is a first year DrPH student. Her formative years were marked by an acute awareness of the public health challenges in her community, particularly among women and children, which steered her away from an initial pursuit of a medical career towards a preventive and health-promoting approach. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physiology and completed her Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in reproductive and family health. Her career began as a program officer managing a project aimed at empowering women through financial literacy, gender socialization, and family planning. Most recently, she has worked as a research consultant, supporting the implementation and coordination of reproductive health research programs. Olumayowa is dedicated to tackling health disparities and improving service delivery, with a strong focus on maternal and child health. Her research interests also align with these areas, aiming to develop evidence-based strategies to enhance health outcomes for women and children.
Christine Board
A southern California native, Christine Board was drawn to public health from a young age through childhood experiences in her community and family. She received her BA in public health from UC Berkeley in 2015,