Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan thrashed Botswana's Oratile Segokgo 16-0 to reach the 60 kg quarterfinals, while Balwinder Beniwal went down 5-14 to Richarno Colin of Mauritius in the 64 kg bout on the opening day of the XXX Energy Drink Commonwealth boxing championship at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium here Friday.

Jai Bhagwan was on an attacking mode right from the start and led 7-0 in the first round and stretched it to 12-0 in the second.

Balwinder, 19, participating in his first major championship, made a cautious start against Olympian pugilist Colin.

Colin took a 4-1 lead in the first round and made it 9-2 in the second.

Meanwhile, security measures have kept the spectators out of the tournament.

The results: 56 kg: Michael Roberts (Sco) bt Revocatus Shomari (Tan) 12-3, M.D.K. Wanniarachchi (SL) bt Dayne Williams (NZ) 14-1; 60 kg: Josh Taylor (Sco) bt John Colin (Mri) 6-1; Jai Bhagwan (Ind) bt Oratile Segokgo (Bot) 16-0, Darren Edwards (Wal) bt Naser M. Mafuru (Tan) 18-0, Danny Phillips (Eng) bt Muhamad Ridwan (Sin) 9-1; 64 kg: Black Moses Mathenge (Ken) bt Valention Knowles (Bah) 8-2, Richarno Colin (Mri) bt Balwinder Beniwal (Ind) 14-5; Joseph M. Waselage (Tan) bt Bowyn Morgan (NZ) 10-3.