India were off to a fine start in the World Men's Boxing Championships with Brijesh Yadav (81kg) out-punching Poland's Maleusz Goinski in a brutal opening-round contest here yesterday. Yadav, a silver-medallist from the India Open and the Thailand Open earlier this year, didn't just defeat Goinski 5-0 but also left him with a wound on his head in the first and only bout of the day for India.

Egged on to be the aggressor by the Indian camp, Yadav more than made up for his lack of pace with the sheer power of his punches. His rival, on the other hand, let slip a confident start and was barely able to stand when the final bell rang. Goinski faced two standing eight counts during the bout and needed medical attention for a gash on his head that left him with a bloodied face.