Victoria Yuzuki Releases Comment Following Loss Of Marigold Super Flyweight Title To Mayu Iwatani

By: Lewis Carlan

On May 24th, Victoria Yuzuki went into arguably the biggest match of her young career. At Marigold SHINE FOREVER 2025 in Yoyogi, Yuzuki defended her Super Flyweight title against the “Icon” Mayu Iwatani.

Yuzuki had indicated many times leading up to the match, that she wanted to prove to Iwatani that she had grown considerably as a competitor over the past year. She vowed that the bout was one that she was going to win and remain champion.

There was good news and bad news for Yuzuki  following the title defense on May 24th. The bad news was she lost the Marigold Super Flyweight to Iwatani. The good news for Yuzuki was she earned the respect and admiration of Iwatani who has nothing but praise for the former champion.

Yuzuki took to social media and write a lengthy comment regarding her loss to Iwatani. She mentioned that she was disappointed losing the title but is looking to surpass her aspirations. Yuzuki indicated that we should look forward to the her future.

From Victoria Yuzuki:

I could not exceed my aspirations. And I could not defend for the fourth time. Mayu’s wall was high. Although I was disappointed, I will never forget that I was able to fight with Mayu-san for the belt in this big match at Yoyogi, and I will never forget it in my wrestling career. As Mayu-san said, I would like to fight next to her. I want to stand next to her and keep learning and growing. But I also want to go for the super flyweight belt again, and I have a new goal. I will definitely surpass my aspirations. Please look forward to the future of Victoria Yuzuki. Thank you so much for all your support.

Victoria Yuzuki took her career to another level despite falling to Iwatani on May 24th. It’s very safe to call Yuzuki a future leader in the world of Joshi Puroresu.

(H/T goes to meraWRESTLING for all the above English quote translations)