Lucjan Trela (25 June 1942 – 12 February 2019) was a Polish boxer associated with the Stal Stalowa Wola's boxing section.
Despite having unconventional physical attributes for a heavyweight—standing 172 cm tall and weighing 86 kg—he began his official boxing career in 1959.
In Italy, he defeated Welshman Dennis Avoth in the eliminations but lost 0:5 to the eventual champion Mario Baruzzi in the quarterfinals.
In addition to his boxing career, he worked in the tool shop at Stalowa Wola Steelworks, served as a football team manager for Stal Stalowa Wola, and worked in the United States as a locksmith and a doorman at a restaurant.
[5] In the last period of his life, living in poverty, he suffered from heart arrhythmia, hypertension, diabetes, and peripheral artery disease.
[9] In December 2018, shortly before Christmas, he was admitted to a hospital in Stalowa Wola, where he passed away on 12 February 2019 at the age of 76.