The 23-year-old middleweight scored a comfortable 13-6 win over Junior Castillo Martinez at ExCe, winning all three rounds as he picked his opponent from the Dominican Republic.
Ogogo, who will face a much sterner test in the next round against world champion Ieygev Khytrov from Ukraine, admitted he was nervous and dedicated the win to his family amid the imminent arrival of a niece or nephew.
COMFORTABLE: Middleweight boxer Anthony Ogogo admitted he had nerves before his fight,
which were not helped by his sister going into labour
"It's something I've been dreaming of since I was a kid," said Ogogo, who also tweeted praise of the home crowd. "It was better than I thought.
"I feel so proud and I'm so lucky. My sister was admitted to hospital today because she's pregnant. She's gone into labour. I just wanted to give something back to them.
"I was a bit tense after the opening round. I was a bit nervous and it was a bit nerve-racking.
"Eventually I settled down and got into my rhythm. I let my shots go and I'm glad I got the win."
Ogogo, who worked hard to recover from shoulder surgery that put his qualification for the Games in doubt, worked his left hook well as Castillo became more desperate to claw back the points.
The Team GB boxer will be buoyed by the nature of his victory, and will be confident against Khytrov in the second round on August 2.
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