Round 8:

Jab from Hughes. Hughes gets caught with a left hook then a flush right. Hughes has an amazing chin. Jab from Hughes ineffectual, as Pickering returns a nice right hook. Another right to the side of Hughes' head. Good jab and straight right from Hughes, and he gets a little boost. More jabs. Pickering finds gloves with a left. Right hook again from Pickering. Pickering is more patient now. Right to the body, then a bit of a wrestle, with an uppercut on the inside. Good left hook from Pickering, but Hughes is on steady legs. Uppercut and body shot from Pickering.

Pickering's round.
78-73