Carlos Iván Velásquez (born August 4, 1984, in Cataño, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former boxer best known for winning the featherweight title at the Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 in Cartagena.

Velásquez participated in the 2004 Olympics at the age of 20 at featherweight but lost his first match to Edvaldo Oliveira of Brazil, by decision (43-43;countback).

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, he defeated Marlon Almagro (Venezuela), upset Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa 10:7 in the semifinals and won Gold against Ronald de la Rosa (Dominican Republic).

Velásquez turned pro for promoter Luis de Cubas and Shelly Finkel and won his first 12 fights.

In what has ultimately turned out to be his last fight, Velasquez lost by tenth-round technical knockout.