According to results available here, Asghar chalked up a 21-17 points victory over his opponent to keep Pakistan's hope of securing a medal in the Games alive.
Asghar's compatriot Faisal Karim made an unceremonious exit the other day when he lost to Ionut Gheorghe of Romania 11-26 points in the light welterweight caterogy.
Sohail Ahmed, the third Pakistani qualifier, suffered a severe blow when referee stopped contest to declare Bekzod Khidirov of Uzbekistan winner in the first round of Featherweight.
The following are the first round results.
Lightweight (60 kg)
Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa (Cub) bt Ahmed Sadiq (Nig) RSC 0:12, rnd 3
Asghar Ali Shah (Pak) bt Volodymyr Kravets (Ukr) pts 21-17
Dimitar Stilianov (Bul) bt Selcuk Aydin (Tur) pts 20-11
Vicente Escobedo (US) bt Jose David Mosquera (Col) RSC 0:31, rnd 3
Rovshan Huseynov (Abj) bt Bongani Wonderboy Mahlangu (S A) points 22-14 Sam Rukundo (Ugd) bt Tahar Tamsamani (Mor) pts 30-22