Carlos Hernández (boxer)

Carlos Hernández 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.
Hernandez has a record of 43 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw with 24 knockouts. In previous world title tries, he had lost a decision in 12 to Genaro Hernandez and to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Hernandez lost to Jesús Chávez on May 28, 2005, in a fight that, had he won, would have led him to another world title fight.
On October 8, 2005, he suffered a controversial loss against Bobby Pacquiao, the brother of Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines in a 10-round split decision. Pacquiao managed to drop Hernandez in the 2nd round, but Hernandez fought back consistently starting round 3 to close the fight, or even take the points by 10th. 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.
On September 28, 2006, Hernandez announced his retirement after losing by unanimous decision to Kevin Kelley; after an even first 3 rounds, he was knocked down in the 4th round, and unable to regain momentum from then on.
On retirement, Hernandez had this to say: "My time...in this career...if I'm going to get knocked down back-to-back it's time to call it a career. I don't want to get hurt in this business. I have beautiful children....I feel bad that I couldn't win, but you know, I think that everyone who saw me knows I won't get knocked out or I won't go down, I'll keep coming, I'm relentless, I persevere. That's my motto, 'perseverance pays off.' I think I'll just persevere in another career. I don't know what that may be, but I'm going to keep succeeding in life."
In his last bout, Hernandez lost a decision in a brutal war against former Olympian Vicente Escobedo.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
52	Loss		Vicente Escobedo	UD	10	Apr 4, 2009	Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, U.S.
51	Win	43–7–1	Hector Alatorre	SD	10	Aug 15, 2008	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
50	Loss	42–7–1	Kevin Kelley	UD	10	Sep 28, 2006	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
49	Win	42–6–1	Sean Plessis	UD	10	Jul 14, 2006	Charro Ranch, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
48	Loss	41–6–1	Bobby Pacquiao	SD	10	Oct 8, 2005	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
47	Loss	41–5–1	Jesús Chávez	SD	12	May 28, 2005	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
46	Win	41–4–1	Juan Carlos Ramírez	SD	10	Dec 11, 2004	Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
45	Loss	40–4–1	Erik Morales	UD	12	Jul 31, 2004	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost IBF super featherweight title; For WBC super featherweight title
44	Win	40–3–1	Steve Forbes	TD	10, 3:00	Oct 4, 2003	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained IBF super featherweight title; Unanimous TD: Hernández cut from an accidental headbutt
43	Win	39–3–1	Moisés Pedroza	TKO	2, 1:36	May 30, 2003	Lucky Eagle Casino, Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.
42	Win	38–3–1	David Santos	TD	8, 2:52	Feb 1, 2003	Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant IBF super featherweight title; Unanimous TD: Santos cut from an accidental headbutt
41	Win	37–3–1	Mark Burse	UD	10	Jun 14, 2002	Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
40	Win	36–3–1	Douglas Villareal	KO	1, 2:30	Mar 22, 2002	Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, U.S.
39	Win	35–3–1	Justin Juuko	UD	10	Nov 25, 2001	Stateline Casino, Wendover, Utah, U.S.
38	Win	34–3–1	Juan Ángel Macías	TKO	8, 3:00	Sep 15, 2001	International Fair Amphitheatre, San Salvador, El Salvador	Won inaugural WBC Latino super featherweight tirle
37	Loss	33–3–1	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	UD	12	May 26, 2001	Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.	For WBC super featherweight title
36	Win	33–2–1	Sandro Marcos	TKO	2, 2:42	Feb 4, 2001	Lucky Star Casino, Concho, Oklahoma, U.S.
35	Win	32–2–1	Reggie Sanders	KO	5, 2:38	Dec 18, 2000	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
34	Win	31–2–1	Ángel Aldama	TKO	4	Nov 12, 2000	Los Caporales Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
33	Win	30–2–1	Tony Duran	TKO	6, 1:07	May 6, 2000	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
32	Win	29–2–1	Miguel Alejandro Jiménez	UD	10	Nov 5, 1999	Steven's Steakhouse, Commerce, California, U.S.
31	Win	28–2–1	Javier Lucas	TKO	6	Apr 28, 1999	Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S.
30	Win	27–2–1	Ernesto Martínez	TKO	4, 3:00	Jan 9, 1999	New Frontier Hotel, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
29	Win	26–2–1	Roberto Ávila	SD	10	Apr 4, 1998	San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador
28	Loss	25–2–1	Genaro Hernández	UD	12	Nov 20, 1997	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For WBC super featherweight title
27	Win	25–1–1	José Luis Montes	KO	2, 1:39	Jun 9, 1997	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
26	Win	24–1–1	Bernard Harris	KO	8, 2:26	Apr 7, 1997	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
25	Win	23–1–1	Gregorio Vargas	MD	10	Jan 13, 1997	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
24	Win	22–1–1	Isagani Pumar	TKO	10, 0:06	Jul 10, 1996	Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
23	Loss	21–1–1	Aarón Zárate	SD	10	Sep 30, 1995	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
22	Win	21–0–1	Ángel Aldama	UD	10	May 19, 1995	Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S.
21	Win	20–0–1	Ramón Sánchez	KO	4	Apr 10, 1995	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
20	Win	19–0–1	Fernando Rosas	TKO	4, 2:34	Oct 24, 1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
19	Win	18–0–1	Carlos Marquez	KO	3, 2:43	Sep 10, 1994	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S
18	Win	17–0–1	Tomás Valdez	KO	2	Jun 11, 1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
17	Win	16–0–1	Narciso Valenzuela Romo	UD	10	Apr 25, 1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
16	Win	15–0–1	Paris Alexander	KO	7, 2:06	Mar 24, 1994	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
15	Win	14–0–1	Javier Márquez	KO	5	Mar 1, 1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
14	Win	13–0–1	Hector Javier Monjardin	UD	8	Oct 11, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
13	Win	12–0–1	Greg Puente	UD	6	Jun 28, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
12	Win	11–0–1	Rafael Vargas	KO	5	Apr 26, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
11	Win	10–0–1	Jorge Ojeda	KO	5	Apr 17, 1993	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S.
10	Win	9–0–1	Sergio Baez	DQ	4	Mar 25, 1993	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
9	Win	8–0–1	Ramón Morales	UD	5	Nov 6, 1992	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
8	Win	7–0–1	Larry Loy	UD	6	Oct 30, 1992	San Bernardino, California, U.S.
7	Win	6–0–1	Edgar Soto	KO	2	Aug 10, 1992	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
6	Win	5–0–1	Jorge Ojeda	KO	2	Jul 24, 1992	San Bernardino, California, U.S.
5	Win	4–0–1	Mike Dallas	KO	2	Jul 13, 1992	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
4	Win	3–0–1	Tony Olivas	KO	1	Jun 25, 1992	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
3	Win	2–0–1	Bret Boone	UD	4	May 27, 1992	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
2	Win	1–0–1	Francisco Salinas	UD	4	Apr 23, 1992	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
1	Draw	0–0–1	Victor Martinez	PTS	4	Jan 23, 1992	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.