An amateur boxer who went viral when he allegedly attacked a soccer referee and broke his jaw will not be allowed to attend professional sporting matches while on bail.

Adam Abdallah appeared in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday to make a bid to ease his bail conditions to allow him to leave his home and attend sporting games.

The 25-year-old came to the public’s attention after a video was circulated that appeared to show him allegedly attacking soccer referee Khodr Yaghi after a match at Padstow Oval in southwestern Sydney.

The amateur boxer allegedly punched Mr Yaghi multiple times in the face and kicked him in the head, leaving the referee with four missing teeth and a broken jaw.

Alleged referee attacker Adam Abdallah has been banned from attending sports matches 

A football referee was left with a broken jaw after an alleged attack in Sydney 

He has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and affray over the wild brawl. He has not yet entered pleas to the charges.

Mr Abdallah was granted bail in May after an extended version of the viral video of the brawl was played in court.

‘On one view, he didn’t start (the brawl),’ Justice Sarah McNaughton noted in court on Thursday.

Mr Abdallah’s lawyer Talal Krayem told the court that his client had been hit over the head with a sideline flagpole by the referee before he retaliated.

‘It’s not like he just came out and attacked this individual. It was a response,’ he explained.

Mr Krayem said he did not condone or justify his client’s ‘somewhat not good’ actions but asked the court to ease his bail conditions to benefit his family.

The amateur boxer was granted bail under the conditions that he report to police daily, reside at home under virtual house arrest and not attend any sporting games.

The conditions ‘significantly deteriorated his mental health’, according to Mr Krayem.

He claimed that Mr Abdallah being medicated for his anxiety, depression and ADHD could give the court confidence that he had ‘addressed his issues’.

Referee and father of four Khodr Yaghi has had to undergo jaw surgery 

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‘He is medicated now and he’s calmed down significantly,’ Mr Krayem said.

He asked the court to remove the home detention condition to allow his client to work as a foreman for a Sydney plumbing company in order to provide for his family.

However, Justice McNaughton worried about the 25-year-old entering other people’s houses and his ability to deal with ‘stressful situations’ in the community.

‘I’m concerned (whether) your client will be able to properly deal with his anger management issues,’ she told his lawyer.

Mr Krayem argued the suburban soccer brawl had been an ‘isolated incident’, although he conceded his client had been suspended from playing with the Eagles due to an on-field fight.

He said Mr Abdallah should be allowed to attend professional soccer games because there was a ‘limited risk’ of another altercation due to the large number of security guards.

Crown prosecutor Isha Fay opposed the bail variation and emphasised concerns for the safety of the community and other spectators at sporting events.

‘(Mr Abdallah) clearly can get very upset and angry in sporting situations where the referee has made a wrong decision or something else is happening in the game and the crown says that is a real risk,’ she said.

Justice McNaughton agreed the risk was too great and denied the request.

‘The atmosphere in sporting games is such that even people of very calm demeanour can become very emotionally overwrought,’ she explained.

Supporters of Adam Abdallah have attended court to offer their backing

‘It’s not appropriate to allow him to attend any sporting event while he’s on conditional bail.’

Mr Abdallah looked disappointed and sighed heavily with his arms crossed over his chest.

However, Justice McNaughton agreed to alter Mr Abdallah’s home detention conditions to allow him to work a flexible schedule, socialise and attend his local gyms.

‘It’s appropriate to vary the bail to allow this applicant to work to support his mental health and that of his family and also to provide for income,’ she said.

Mr Abdallah’s bail is secured by a $25,000 deposit to ensure his attendance at court.