Carlos Hernández (born January 23, 1971, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired Salvadoran American boxer.

He made boxing history by becoming the IBF super featherweight champion by beating David Santos.

On October 4, 2003, he retained the title against former IBF lightweight champion Steve Forbes, with an eleventh round technical decision.

To the eyes of the fans and commentators, it should have gone the other way in favor of Carlos Hernandez, but was still a very close fight to call.

In his last bout, Hernandez lost a decision in a brutal war against former Olympian Vicente Escobedo.