Shellharbour citizen of the year nominee James Grech has lost his battle to be reinstated as a coach after being caught in a bitter dispute about his accreditation.

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The popular Illawarra boxing figure took his case to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal last month in a bid to have his accreditation rejection overturned.

But the tribunal upheld the Combat Sport Authority's decision to prevent him from officially being a trainer after deeming him not a "fit and proper person" under section 25 of the Combat Sports Act 2013 (NSW).

Grech had

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