Vikas Krishan (69kg) and Simranjit Kaur (60kg) advanced to the finals with impressive victories but the legendary MC Mary Kom (51kg) and world number one Amit Panghal (52kg) settled for bronze.
Tyson Fury, the boxer in the first fight, turned puncher as he dropped Deontay Wilder in the third and fifth rounds.
Amit Panghal holds the numero uno position with 420 points, according to the list released by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Boxing Task Force.
Ajay Singh on Saturday said the BFI conducted a free and fair trial to pick the women's squad for the Olympic Qualifiers and made light of the drama that unfolded.
Mary Kom said that she doesn't like people with such nature as a point should be proved inside the ring and not outside.
In a bout which had very few clear punches, Mary Kom prevailed 9-1 to make the India squad for the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson shared a video of himself giving boxing lessons to the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.
Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, which also comprises the likes of Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko, Julio Cesar La Cruz among others.
Shiva Thapa will be up against another Japanese, Daisuke Narimatsu, in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Panghal beat Tunisia's Boughanmi Bilel 4-1 in the men's 52kg category as the boxers continued to impress.
Panghal beat Douglas Andrade of Brazil 4-1, while Chirag (56kg) defeated Zambia's Katanga Christopher 5-0.
Nikhat Zareen had written a letter to Kiren Rijiju, demanding that she be given a trial bout against Mary Kom before the Indian squad for next year's Olympic qualifiers in China is decided.
Patrick Day had brain surgery after being knocked out in the 10th round Saturday night at Wintrust Arena against Charles Conwell.
Amit Panghal will take on Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov while Manish Kaushik will take on Cuban top seed Andy Gomez Cruz.
Panghal and Kaushik have entered the semis, making it the first time when India have more than one boxer left in fray for the medal rounds of the boxing world championships.
Amit Panghal, Kavinder Singh Bisht, Manish Kaushik and Sanjeet reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing World Men's Championships in Russia.
BFI had cancelled trials in Mary Kom's 51kg category for the World Boxing Championships and had sent her name for it based on her past performances.
Strandja Memorial bronze medallist Neeraj and Alessia had the crowd on their feet with their exceptional display of attacking boxing.
Male pugilists Neeraj Swami (49kg) and Dinesh Dagar (69kg) had earlier assured themselves of a medal each after making their way into the semifinals.
Amir has expressed a desire to lock horns with Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender a number of times but the bout has not materialised yet.
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