WHEN the annual demand comes round for the television license I suugest that we all ask for a rebate.

The deal struck by BBC Sport and heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison cost a reported £1million for exclusive coverage of his first ten professional fights.

After the announcement of Harrison's fourth opponent it is about time those of us who pay for our television license, directly funding this Beeb enterprise, take a stand.

Admittedly given that is most of the population we don't stand to make much but at least it would send the message to Auntie that they cannot take the mickey.

Harrison has been pitted against an unknown in 32-year-old Greg Wedlake who has only fought once in the last four years.

While I accept that Harrison has had his problems with injury over the last eight months, surely the paying public (i.e. just about all of us) should be treated to something more of a contest.

I may be doing Mr Weedlike, a father of five, a disservice but his track record - or rather the lack of one - suggests he is just a moving target for Addle to practise on.

It is about time Harrison started to take his professional career seriously.

The last time he wowed British fight fans was when he took Olympic gold in Sydney a little under two years ago - and that was probably his last truly competitive fight.

Since turning pro he has taken on three part-time fighters.

His first opponent was American Mike Middleton, whose other career was reportedly as a private eye - no doubt he has already deduced that Harrison wanted a cosy start to his professional career.

Next up was Peterborough's Derek McCafferty who worked in a plastics factory and then it was Pole Piotr Jurzcyk.

The Posnan punchbag was also a nightclub bouncer.

It is interesting that Harrison's next bout pitches him against a pub manager in Wedlake.

This is obviously a step up from tackling the door staff and perhaps points the way forward for Harrison.

My money is on nightclub entrepreneur Peter Stringfellow being Audley's fifth opponent and I would quite happily chip in my television license money to watch that particular contest.