The 2024 Strandja Memorial gold medalist dominated his opponent Mukuka from the start and kept the pressure on throughout the bout to ensure he got a unanimous 5-0 decision from the judges and gave the 10-member Indian contingent a winning start .

Sivach made his intentions clear in the first round as he came on the offensive from the start and took control of the bout with some left-right combinations. If Mukuka was hoping for a breakthrough in the second round, his hopes were soon dashed as the Indian continued to attack.

Keeping the first two rounds comfortably in his pocket, Sivach ensured his opponent had no chance of fighting and closed out the proceedings.

India has fielded seven men and three women in the second World Qualifiers and all the boxers will have to make at least the semi-finals to have a chance of booking their berths for the Paris Olympics.

On Saturday, Senior National bronze medalist Abhimanyu Laura will face Bulgaria's Kristian Nikolov in the opening round of the 80kg weight category.

2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Amit Panghal (51kg) and 2022 Asian Games bronze medalist Narendra Berwal (+92kg) have already received byes in the preliminary round in their respective weight categories.