Breathless

Diane, from down the street, was walking Pinky first thing.

She was bubbling as they passed:

"You know, I've never been to the fights, so I went to Mallory Square last night and . . . .

"Well, they had chairs set up and everything, and caterers, and all the lights and people yelling. CNN carried it -- or maybe it was ESPN [it was] -- and all the excitement. . . . It was wild.

"And the guys," she paused, and gave a big grin.

For the record, Cuban native Damian Frias, shown here at the weigh-in, won his light welterweight bout.