Background
He was born in 1959 to Métis parents in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
He was born in 1959 to Métis parents in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
He is the cousin of Anaheim Ducks forward René Bourque, and he has trained several National Hockey League hockey players. To protect himself from racist attacks, he learned to box. Instead of turning professional, Bourque retired from amateur boxing in 1985 and became a fitness trainer.
He currently heads a boxercise centre ("Centre Ring") and a summer camp in Toronto, Canada where participants use boxing exercises to get fit without the physical contact of boxing matches.
His clients have included Russell Crowe, whom he worked with in the movie Cinderella Manitoba (2005).
